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Climate change in the heartland
Rep. Bustos urges rural broadband, improved river transportation, insists farmers play key role
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Ted CoxCheri Bustos, Environmental Law & Policy Center, Climate Change, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Rural Green Partnership, Mississippi River Locks and Dams, Mississippi River Infrastructure, Rural Broadband, Telehealth, Donald Trump, Trump Tariffs, Amtrak, Amtrak Chicago-Moline, Amtrak Chicago-Quad Cities
Durbin aims to give Amtrak tools to be on time
Senator sponsors bill allowing Amtrak to sue over delays caused by freight trains
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Durbin rips freight lines for 'dismal' Amtrak times
The Illini and Saluki lines saw more delays last year, with just 6 percent of Illini trains arriving in Chicago on time
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Ted CoxAmtrak, Dick Durbin, Amtrak Illini Service, Amtrak Saluki Line, Southern Illinois University, SIUC, Canadian National, Federal Railroad Administration, Richard Anderson, Amtrak On-Time Performance
Bustos, Duckworth, Durbin seal deal on Amtrak
Feds extend deadline on $177M grant for service between Quad Cities, Chicago
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Ted CoxAmtrak, Quad City Rocket, Amtrak Chicago-Quad Cities, Amtrak Chicago-Moline, Federal Railroad Administration, IDOT, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Cheri Bustos, Ronald Batory, Barack Obama, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Infrastructure
Duckworth gets U.S. commitments on Amtrak
Trump administration endorses better on-time performance, Chicago-Quad Cities line
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Ted CoxTammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Amtrak, Amtrak Chicago-Quad Cities, Amtrak Saluki Line, Federal Railroad Administration, Ronald Batory, IDOT, Iowa Interstate Railroad, Barack Obama, Bruce Rauner, Cheri Bustos, J.B. Pritzker
Bustos, Pritzker lay rails for Chicago-Quad Cities Amtrak
U.S. rep. urges fed. grant extension as guv allots funds in capital bill
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Cheri Bustos, Amtrak, Amtrak Chicago-Quad Cities, Quad City Rocket, Dick Durbin, Barack Obama, Illinois Capital Bill, Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn
Amtrak derailed by Rauner
Proposed Quad Cities, Rockford service slow to regain steam after funding was halted during state budget impasse
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Strength in moderation
Carbondale’s Mayor Henry, a moderate Republican, turns SIU campus town around with the help of, yes, new taxes
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Ted CoxMike Henry, Randy Dunn, Dick Durbin, SIU Carbondale, Southern Illinois University, Charles Percy, John Anderson, Amtrak, City of New Orleans, Partisan Politics
Job creators? Look to state universities
SIU enrollment drop at Carbondale campus sends economic ripples across southern Illinois
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Ted CoxSouthern Illinois University, SIU Carbondale, SIU Edwardsville, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mike Henry, Dick Durbin, Randy Dunn, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, Carbondale, Bruce Rauner, Amtrak, City of New Orleans
